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Between Tehran and the United Nations: Kabul Prioritizes National Interests Over External Agendas
The Taliban’s decision to abstain from the upcoming South Asian regional meeting in Iran, alongside the outcomes of recent United Nations sessions on Afghanistan, underscores a…
Australia to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Anti‑Semitic Attack at Bondi Beach
SYDNEY — Australian leaders have pledged to strengthen the nation’s gun laws following the deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades: a terrorist attack targeting a Jewish…
Campaigning against humanitarian aid is injustice
Unfortunately, some people have launched a campaign this winter under the cover of “blankets,” calling for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to be stopped on the grounds that the…
The Geopolitical and Strategic Implications of U.S. F-16 Sustainment for Pakistan
The U.S. State Department’s recent approval of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Pakistan, valued at approximately $686 million, for the sustainment and upgrade of its F-16 fighter…
Bangladesh’s Ideological Reversal: The BNP’s Bid for Hasina’s Liberal Image
The formal and decisive rupture of the decades-long alliance between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami marks a seismic shift in the nation’s politics,…
Afghanistan at the Doha Forum: Symbolic Presence and Regional-Gulf Dynamics
The participation of Afghanistan’s delegation, led by the current caretaker government (the Taliban), in the Doha Forum carries substantial political and diplomatic significance.…
The centuries-old Christian presence in the West Bank is under threat
The community I grew up in near Bethlehem is being squeezed out by Israeli settlers.
By Rev Dr Fares Abraham
Source: Aljazeera
I grew up less than a mile from…
Moscow’s Geopolitical Gamble: Challenging Washington in South Asia
Recent Russian political maneuvers—most prominently President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to India and pragmatic engagement in Afghanistan—signal a strategic recalibration…
Syria’s President al-Sharaa Calls for National Unity to Rebuild, Marking One Year Since al-Assad’s Fall
DAMASCUS – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday called on all citizens to unite in rebuilding their shattered nation, as the country marked the first anniversary of the fall…
Pakistan Sinks into a Converging Crisis of Politics, Economy, and Security
A potent convergence of military overreach, escalating violence, economic collapse, and diplomatic alienation is pushing Pakistan into one of its most unstable and precarious…